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Here’s Wishing The Best Of Enjoyment For EIod’s Spring Weekend AROON AND GOLD Non-Profit Oroonlzotlon U. S. POSTAGE PAID Eton Coll«o#4 N. C PERMT No. 1 |OU-ME« ELOV COLLK(iJ-' .N. C. "RIDAY, MAY 6, 1966 NL'MUKK 12 Second Annual ‘Spring Weekend^ To Start Today Honor System Clianges Win Student Vote Alti’OUgh less than twenty per ,iDt of the registered student body rfElon College voted, the students ,ho did vote in last week’s spec- il baUoting on the operation of the Honor System at the college rave an overwhelming majority f the votes cast to the modified ,istem which had been proposed. There were a total of 207 votes cast in the special election, with 160 of the votes cast favored the jiodified system, while 22 favored he Honor System in its present ilan six favored a proctoring vstem entirely under faculty con- •ol, and fourteen WTite-in votes avored a combined faculty-stu- lent proctor system. There were also included blanks n the ballot by which the students light vote on six different phases [ the newly proposed modifica- kins for the Honor System, and ach of the six phases received irong support. There were 133 votes cast in ivor of the new plan for compo- ition of the Trial Court. This ilan provides that there will be hree members from the Student idy, appointed by the President . the Student Government Associ- aion and confirmed by the Stu- lent Senate and three members ippointed by the president of the li the teaching faculty appointed I the president of the college, There were 112 votes cast in avor of the new plan for Trial i)urt Jurisdiction, which provides hat the court shdl have ori^nal iirisdiction in all cases of viola- juiis of the Honor Code, Campus C«ie and of offenses created by Ihe Student Senate with faculty ipproval. There were 124 votes cast m 'avor of the new plan concerning eporting of violations. This pro- I’ides that all possible violations ihall be turned in to the Chair man of the Trial Court by a 'acuity member of student; the ;ase shall be heard, tried, and the jentence shall be passed by the committee. (The committee shall )e given discretion as to punish ment in all situations.); majority vote of this committee shall be sufticient for conviction. The de fendant may request a rehearing (Continued On Page Fou. ELO 1 FiillSiDE.Yr GKEE i s CO,N;UESSM.s\ FOKD Festive Program To Feature Series Of Contests, Carnival And Concerts By DON KING One of the highlights of the Liberal Arts Forum’s Humanities Week program came when Dr. J. E. Danieley Qon’s President, welcomed Congressman Gerald R. Ford, House minority leader from Michigan to the Elon campus. Dr. Danieley and Congressman Ford are piclured above as they chatted prior to the appearance of Ford in Whitley Auditorium on Monday morning, April 25th, in the first of cultural programs. Heralded As Great Success Arts Forum Offers Cuiturai Programs ■St During Eion’s Cy By MIKE WYNG.ARDEN Republican congressman froai the tale of Michigan, who is House Some twenty-five hundred stu- ,pjnoiity in Congress, open- dents and faculty people jammed gi; a speech in Whit- tke various lecture halls at Elon [^y Auditorium entitled “Chang- College during the “Humanities political Concepts." Speaking Week” to witness a series of events [^g'fore the press, television repre- and programs presented by the^g^iatives and an overflow audi- Elon College Liberal Arts Forum, of Elon students and faculty, a group which is operated almost entirely by students and under the sponsorship and support of the Student Government Association. The title of the cultural series was “Studies in the Humanities; Elon College, 1966.’’ and the theme around which all of the visiting speakers talked was “The Chang ing Image of Man.” It was pre sented from Monday, April 25th through Friday, April 29th. The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Congressman Ford presented his personal views on just how the government should be run. Like most successful politicians, Congressman Ford was an ex tremely polished speaker and ex- eplio.ially sharp of mind, and at conclusion of his address the . i ing Congressman entertained uestions from the students of ,ion and was then taken to a uncheon, after which he met the representatives of North Carolina newspapers, radio and tele\ ision tations at a press confeience in the college's seminar ro,j .i o.i the second floor of the Carlto i Library Congressman Ford was iiuroduced to his Elon audience by Dr. J. E lanieley, Elon president. The schedule for the “Human ities Week” then proceeded to the West Dorm Lawn, where a tea was held for the purpose of enter taining students and faculty along with the speaker for the Monday evening program. Dr. James J. director of the Houston The Student Government Assoc iation will launch its second an nual Spring Weekend at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in front of West Dormitory with the “Mr. Amazon Contes,” in which the male population of Eion’s cam pus will get a chance to display the male conception of how a Spring Weekend Queen should look and act. t'hings will really get into swing oni ht with a dance in the Alumni .Memorial Gymnasium, which will mature the music of the popular nd well known Vibrations. The lance will be for casual clothes and will last from 7:30 o'clock un- : 11:30 o'clock tonight. The Saturday festivities, second Jay of the gala weekend, will ommence at 12:15 o'clock with 1 picnic lunch in the gymnasium narking lot, followed at 1 o'clock by a beauty contest designed to select a Spring Weekend Queen who will reign over the remainder of the festival. Each organization on the cam pus may sponsor a contestant for the beauty contest on Saturday, and contestants already enter^ under sponsorship of various groups include Bonnie Moore, Gail Summers, Myra Boone, Carol Reynolds, Mary Benson, Jane loller, Peggy Jo Durham, Jeane Tiorito, Rita Apple, Linda Ses- oms, Barbara Hudson, Barbara ^ugg, Betsy Patterson and Zolene Mewell. Hilarious Fun The really hilarious fun will tart with the carnival at 2 o'clock laturday afternoon, also in the 'yimiasium parking lot, for the :arnival will offer a variety of games, amusement stands and booths. All fraternities and soror ities, dorm groups and other or 'anizations are Invited to partici- oate in all phases of the carnival The price for all games and booths will range from 5 cents to 25 cents, and while the amuse- in operation El Oil P1(i\ ers P1v(is* Croinh With Last Sliotv O- Spffsoii The Elon Players presented their production of The Import ance of Being Ernest this past Fri day and Saturday nights. The play, a late Victorian light comedy, was well received. The audience enjoyed the ideas, similes, and phrases that Oscar Wilde cleverly used in its satire of Victorian society. The fine pro duction is also noted for its por trayal of characters. Heading the cast in the lead male role was Duly Winkler as Ernest. His characterization was well presented and added a touch of li^htne.ss to the play. Ted Obrecht can also be noted for his vivid portrayal of Algernon, a sophisticated man - about - town These two did an admirable job of opening the first act and helped to sustain a light touch through out the show. The domineering personality of Sweeney, , Museum of Fine Arts, who pre-'ment features are sented a paper entitled “Art and there will be music from a dance Impatience” in the McEwen Din- :ig Hall before an audience of loO people. (Continued on Page Twc) Elon Singers Give Concert Last Sunday The Elon College Singers, fea- hffing a chorus of forty student voices, presented their annual spring concert in Whitley Audi torium last Sunday night under the direction of Prof. Wendell Bart- holf. The concert opened with a ser ies of selections by the Elon Sing ers in chorus, including composi tions hy Thompson, dlLasso, Gib- iMns. Morley, Scandello, Brahms, Poulenc, Holst and Williams. It then featured the Miserere Scene from Verdi’s opera, “H Trovatore,” sang by Linda Dur- l>ani„ soprano, of Burlington, and George Wyman, tenor, of West Springfield, Mass. After a brief intermission, the Elon College male quartet opened the second portion of the night’s program. This quartet included George Wyman, of West Spring field, Mass.; Ken Hollingsworth, of Randleman; Allen Bush, of Eclipse, Va.; and Randy Smart, of Norfolk, Va. The closing numbers of the night’s concert then featured a series of vocal solos by Randy Smart, bass, and George Wyman, tenor, along vrith Agnes French, soprano, of Clayton. Former Elon Woman Dies In Accident Mrs. Nan West, 42, wife of Prof, John Foster West, who was form erly a member of the Elon Englis faculty, was drowned about 12.30 o’clock on the mornmg AP™ 27th when her car crashed into a bridge and plunged into ^he In^ 1ian River near her home m Nor- °Mrs. West, the former Nan L^ve_ was a native of Asheville lived in Elon College from 1949 until 1958 while her husband was a member of the Elon faculty^ They moved to Norfolk in 1958 when he accepted a faculty post at OW Dominion College but both are well remembered here, where friends watched with ^ he published a novel more than a ^ The accident which claim^ Mrs. West’s life occurred as she was returning to her horne after watch ing the counting of ballots at Norfolk precinct following an el^ tion She was alone when she apparently lost control of her car In addition to her husband Mrs. West is survived by two daughters ^ Rptsv West, a student at Uia, «on College, and Leah West., of the home; and by otie son, Kim West, of the home. Also sur viving are her father and two brothers. Funeral services were held in Norfolk on Friday morn ing, April 29th. Thelbert Fincher Killed In Auto-Truck Accident Thelbert M. Fincher, 21, who completed graduation requirenients at the mid-year and would have received his degree and diplomas at Eion’s forthcoming 1966 com mencement on May 30th, suffered fatal injuries in an automobile ac cident which occurred on H^h- way 119 in Caswell County last Sunday night. Fincher, a native of Candler, had been teaching in a high school in Halifax County, Va., since he com- CRASH VICTIM pic'ted his college degree work lere at Elon in January. He had ')een to visit a brother in Siler City and was enroute back to his school when the fatal accident oc curred. He was traveling alone when his car collided head-on with an Associated Transport truck on curve in the Bayne’s Store section of Caswell County. He was brought to a Burlington hospital, where he iies some hours after the acci- (TontinuPil On l*age Four) band for the enjoyment of every one. Among the concessions plan ned for the carnival are pie throw ing, dart throwing, a ring toss and various other games of skill and luck. Also set for Saturday afternoon is a varsity baseball game at the Elon baseball field, followed by a candle-light steak supper in the McEwen Dining Hall. The steak iupper will be a Sunday Dress affair and will be served from 5:15 until 6:30 o'clock Saturday after noon. Concert Saturday Night. The Neoteric Singers will set the program moving for the Saturday i night concert in Whitley Auditor ium at 8 o'clock that night. These Neoteric Singers offer one of the most promising folk groups in the area. Even though they have or ganized only recently, they have made guest appearances in Vir- 'inia Beach, Norfolk. East Caro lina, Greensboro and other poinls. To complete the evening concert, the Student Government Associ ation will present Joy and the Americans. This group has re corded nine records, some of which include “She Cried,” “Only In America,” “Come A Little Bit Closer,’ ’ “Think of the Good Times,” and their present release entitled “Some Enchanted Even ing.” They have also released three long-playing albums, all on United Artists Records. Joy and the Americans, all born and raised in Brooklyn, have appeared in Shin dig, Hullabaloo, the Tonight Show and the Mike Douglas Show. Also they have appeared at over fifty colleges and universities and have made one movie, a film entitled "Wild, Wild Winter.” All of this establishes them as one of Amer ica’s most exciting acts. Final Concert Sunday Holly Lady Bracknell tf'd c«'n'rcp...'e to the play. Gwen- dot**n ’' -iiriv, f. hitjh society det>- iitante pl.iyevi by Linda Sipila, w:»s pwrtr.iyod in a typical bla.se manner, ,'>’ifl Pat IX'meter as Cecily Cardew addc-d the fresh ness of a young country girl to the play. Roundin’’ out the cast was Tom Warner in an exvellent portrayal of a country rector; Julie Ho.skin- son .IS the severe governess. Miss Pri.‘:m: and, the butlers Tom Jeff rey and Ray Smith. The entire cast did an excellent job and all the actors were well received. Praise should also be given to the director. Prof. Sandy Moffett. Under his direction the play tx>k on a delightful freshness. The sets, costumes, and lights all added to the effect of making the Elon Players’ last performance of the year a good one. Jackie Gleason TV show. Byron and Florence Warner and Tom Porter have been calk'd unique by newsmen and critics everywhere. It has t>ecome clear that Porter's original material, Byron Warner's musically .sophist- iK'ated arrangements and the vocal training of Ihe Warner pair are the key ingredients in the group’s mu.sical integrity. Porter has written such songs as “It’s Movin’ Time,” “To A Friend,” “I’ve Got Troubles Too,” “Seaport Town,” and many others in a list that increases every day. The three singers have made ap pearances at the Atlanta Folk Music Society, the Atlanta Pop Concert, the National SAE Con vention and have made several TV appearances. In the fall of 1%5, Warner, Port er and Warner began a south eastern college tour under the di rection of Alkahest Attractions, Inc., of Atlanta, and they have ap peared at many colleges prior to this Elon visit. Weather permit ting, this Sunday afternoon con cert will be held under the Oaks. In case of bad weather, it will be held in Whitley Auditorium. The Student Government Associ ation would like to thank Chip The Spring Weekend will be con eluded with another concert on Saunders and Gail Campbell for Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 their efforts in planning Spring o'clock, featuring Warner, Porter Weekend. The SGA also wishes to and Warner. This folk-singing ertend a thank you to the manage- group got its start when it won ment and staff of the cafeteria for over more than fifty other entries! the cooperation in planning the in the Jackie Gleason Talent weekend meals to coincide with the Search in Atlanta, Ga. Later the group appeared on the nationwide Elementary Teaching Expert Speaks At Elon Conference FINCHER Hand To Offer Spriiij:: (>)ii’erl The Elon College Band will present its annual spring concert in Whitley Auditorium at 8 o’clock next Thursday night. May 12, with the full concert group of more than forty musicians under the direction of Prof. Jack White and with everyone urged to attend. The Eton concert band has won high praise with its winter and spring programs in each of the four years since Professor White came to Elon. and next week’s concert promises a var ied musical menu, to be cli maxed by Richard Rodgers’ “Sound of Music” from the movie of that name. Dr. Marie DeCarlo, recognized as one of the outstanding author ities on elementary educational methods in America, was guest speaker at a conference on the Elon campus April 22nd, which had for its theme “Team Teaching and nn MARIE DeCARI.O the Ungraded School.” Dr. DeCarlo used the topic of ‘Team Teaching” for his first lecture, which was delivered at a meeting held in Mooney Chapel Theatre in the afternoon. This was followed by a dinner in McEwen Dining Hall at 6:30 o’clock, and Dr. DeCarlo then spoke again on the subject of “The Ungraded School.” The visiting speaker, who is now principal of the Bushey Drive Elementary School in Montgomery County, Md., and also language arts supervisor for that county, is a graduate of William and Mary and holds the master’s and deb tor's degrees from the University of Wisconsin. She has taught at the University of Wiscoasin, Emory University and Hood College and has served ^as a curriculum consultant at the Nova Elementary School in Fort [Lauderdale, Fla., and at schools in 1 Chattanooga, Tenn. ■'arious activities and also apprec- inlion to the other members of the -itiulent body and the faculty too numerous to mention for the fine help extended in staging the pro- r.nm. SciMi!ist Speaks Al Elon Dr. Francis A. Richards, pro fessor of oceanography at the Uni versity of Washin^on in Seattle, Wash., spoke three times on the Elon College campus on Friday and Saturday of last week. Dr. Richards, who came to the Elon campus under the auspices of the Visiting Scientists Program of the National Science Founda tion, spoke on the second floor of the McEwen Dining Hall on Fri day morning and afternoon and again on Saturday morning. In recent years he has done ex tensive research on oxygen-free marine environments, and his morning lectures were on thas phase of his work. His lecture on Friday afternoon was on the gen eral topic of “Oceanography, Science of the Sea.” (